Can Anyone ID This Succulent?
The leaves are thicker and more rigid than anything I have—popping right off if you apply enough strength. I’ve never pulled off a healthy leaf to propagate but the couple of times I pulled off a leaf showing the tips drying again early, before the entire leaf shriveled, it has always continued shriveling without throwing a baby or any roots.
I’ve grown this is gritty mix previously, and currently have it in a potting mix heavily cut with perlite FYI. The same leaf dropping behavior has continued for two years. I’ve never beheaded it either.
Any ideas on the name, and more importantly, if this win-one-lose-one behavior is normal or should I try something else?
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rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoGrace
Does it look same to you - except for the color (I am in cold Canada, you are in hot & sunny LV):; including 1 leaf drying up same as you describe:
Trunk is still short & looks similar to yours:Did it ever bloom for you?
ETA:
Check out E. atropurpurea andE. fimbriata = Young leaves with ciliate margins - characteristic feature of E. fimbriata. Leaves oblanceolate, 12 cm long, 6.2 cm wide 3.5 cm from the rounded obtuse apex, tapering to a very thick base, 2 cm wide by 1 cm thick, valiculate (sp?) concave in the expanded blade portion, groove-channeled down the upper face of the basal portion, where the margin is thin, narrow, and sharp wing-like, and the under surface convex with a prominent obtuse keel, which ends in a decurrent (= extending downwards beyond the point of insertion) obtuse spur below the transversely oblong attachment. (from ICN)
Description of leaves makes me think yours could be E. fimbriata...
Sugi_C (Las Vegas, NV)
6 years agoRelated Discussions
can anyone ID this succulent for me? ^v^
Comments (3)As an etiolated plant (stretched for light), its looks are different than normally seen. I believe it is an intergeneric, possibly xPachyveria or Pachyphytum x Sedum (xPachysedum). Hard to say. If you have blooms, might be a clue for its identification....See MoreCan anyone ID my cacti/succulent plant?
Comments (2)The pot is way too big and your plant is potted far too low down in it. It's a cactus btw, all cacti are succs, not all succs are cacti though. Hope you can find a better pot, one that has holes and a good gritty almost peat free compost is a must. Excess empty compost holds water that can't be used up, that could lead to rot/death :(( Gil UK...See MoreCan anyone help ID my succulent?
Comments (12)Gill, hope you don't mind (it is actually cute & funny) = but I am sure you meant 'rootball' in your previous post... Travis Glass bowls are not good for succulent (actually, not good for majority of plants) because they don't have drainage hole. Your plant wants to grow, but it needs different pot, well draining potting mix and lots of light. It will be a nice plant if you can supply those asap....See MoreCan anyone ID this succulent
Comments (7)Either pot is OK as long as it has drainage holes. Using mix that drains fast will help with growing any succulents well: simple mix you can make is using Cactus & Succulent soil and coarse perlite (if you buy bag of it, sift or rinse it to get rid of dust and smallest particles. Use kitchen sieve - you can get one just for this in dollar store), and mixing these 2 ingredients 50/50. I use very gritty mix made of equal amounts of grit, coarse perlite and smaller amount of turface. But many ppl use mix of C&S soil & perlite and reports good results. My plant was outdoors until recently, and you can see that the pairs of leaves are growing closer together and there is some color on stems and leaves. CFL lightbulb that is min 23W and 6500k will give plant more light; you can use it in a floor lamp or hanging fixture. You can use LED lightbulb too. Start with light being about foot away, and move it closer every few days. Depending on how much natural light is there, use this light for at least 4 hrs/day - longer is better - to improve lighting....See Morerina_Ontario,Canada 5a
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoGrace
I am not sure what mine is - have few names as 'possible' (incl. E. fulgens and someone suggested E. nodulosa green form - that I could not find reliable info about). It seems to be doing same with leaves, but I didn't really pay enough attention to be absolutely sure.
The color is bluish, with red margin and has been since I bought it almost year ago. It bloomed in Oct having 2 blooming stalks, and is blooming again now (just a single stalk this time):
See what I added/edited to previous post.
Andrew (UK south coast, like 9a)
6 years agoAndrew (UK south coast, like 9a)
6 years agoTook me a while to find photos of my plant from last year...
Link to ICN site, one of the parents is E. fimbriata (as mentioned by Rina)Sugi_C (Las Vegas, NV)
6 years agoSugi_C (Las Vegas, NV)
6 years agoSugi_C (Las Vegas, NV)
6 years agoAndrew (UK south coast, like 9a)
6 years agoSugi_C (Las Vegas, NV)
6 years agoSugi_C (Las Vegas, NV)
5 years agoSo I put this one outside. Finally got tired of gaining one leaf and losing one leaf. Outside in full morning sun in LV until 12:30 and while the new growth looks a little scalded, no more leaf loss!
I guess I just can’t grow it indoors without at least a plant light. The original window it was in was a full blast southern window with all day sun at that time!
Sugi_C (Las Vegas, NV)
5 years agoAndrew (UK south coast, like 9a)
5 years ago
rina_Ontario,Canada 5a